Lena Miller — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Kossuth-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Lena Miller across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kossuth-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1874), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 66 b. ~1874 Female Spouse Born: Germany Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kossuth-County, Iowa
Surname	Miller
Given Name	Lena
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
1935 Residence (City)	Hebron Township
1935 Residence (County)	Kossuth
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Industry	H
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany
Township / Ward	Hebron Township
Est. Birth Year	~1874

Household Members

Census records only state relationship to the household head. Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded. Step/blended families and boarders can break it.

5 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Lena	Age	Birth yr
Ferdinand Miller	Head	—	65	~1875
Lena Henhel	Other	—	25	~1915
Fred Reffer	Other	—	28	~1912
Hugo Miller	Son	—	23	~1917
Lena Miller	Spouse	—	66	~1874

Census Appearances

1920

Kossuth, Iowa

Spouse, age 46

Kossuth, Iowa · implied b. ~1874 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Lena A.
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	housework
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1930

Kossuth, Iowa

Spouse, age 56

Kossuth, Iowa · implied b. ~1874 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Lena A.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1890
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1940

Kossuth-County, Iowa

Spouse, age 66

Kossuth-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1874 — 5 household members

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Lena
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
1935 Residence (City)	Hebron Township
1935 Residence (County)	Kossuth
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Industry	H
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

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Lena Miller

Spouse · 1940 · age 66 · b. ~1874 · Iowa

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1940 US Federal Census — Kossuth-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01173-00436)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Brother Lewis	None	M	U	—
2	Ruben Lewis	58	Brother	—	Wisconsin
3	Anna Lewis	48	Sister	—	Iowa
4	Hannah Thompson	53	Head	Farmer	Sweden
5	Harold Thompson	25	Son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
6	Ernest Thompson	16	Son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
7	Herbert G. Smidt	44	Head	Farmer	Germany
8	Dini Smidt	38	Wife	—	Germany
9	Richard Smidt	2	Son	—	Iowa
10	Olaf Fjetland	51	Head	Farmer	Norway
11	May Fjetland	48	Wife	—	Iowa
12	Leona Fjetland	14	Daughter	—	Minnesota
13	Melvin Fjetland	23	Son	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
14	Pearl Fjetland	18	Daughter-in-law	—	Iowa
15	Sandra Fjetland	0	Daughter	—	Minnesota
16	Ferdinand Miller	65	Head	Farmer	Germany
17	Lena Miller THIS PERSON	66	Wife	—	Germany
18	Hugo Miller	23	Son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
19	Fred Reffer	28	Hired hand	Farm Laborer	Russia
20	Lena Henhel	25	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	Minnesota
21	Carl Fishebeck	45	Head	Farmer	Germany
22	Marie Fishebeck	32	Wife	—	Iowa
23	Beverly Fishebeck	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
24	Edgar J. Mathison	37	Head	Farmer	Iowa
25	Gudrun Mathison	30	Wife	—	Iowa
26	Everett Mathison	11	Son	—	Iowa
27	Dale Mathison	6	Son	—	Iowa
28	Maydele Mathison	4	Daughter	—	Iowa
29	Ramond Jacobson	26	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
30	Hazel Jacobson	23	Wife	—	North Dakota
31	Bonita Jacobson	1	Daughter	—	Minnesota
32	Arthur Fischer	54	Head	Farmer	Germany
33	Carl Beckheim	64	Head	Farmer	Iowa
34	Arthur Brandt	47	Head	Sales Clerk	Iowa
35	Anna Brandt	31	Wife	—	Iowa
36	Marjorie Brandt	11	Daughter	—	Iowa
37	Velda Brandt	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
38	Marlene Brandt	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
39	Arlowe Brandt	0	Son	—	Iowa
40	Ward A. Richardson	44	Head	Farmer	Minnesota

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1940 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.

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